If not for plea deal, Henry Talley would have been in jail on day he shot ex-girlfriend, then himself

5:45 AM,
Sep. 9, 2013

Henry Talley

Written by

Brian Haas
| The Tennessean

Prosecutors and a judge had a chance to put Henry Talley away for nearly a year in July for beating up his girlfriend. Instead, he was walking free last week, when police say he shot her and then himself in the face.

He's no stranger to the criminal justice system. He has done time for killing a man, threatening to kill his own family and illegally possessing a gun, court records show. And yet when facing nearly a year in jail for beating up his girlfriend in July, he cut a deal that had him walking out of jail just six days after being convicted.